Aceuchal

Aceuchal parish
Aceuchal - Plaza de Espana with town hall (ayuntamiento)
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Extremadura
Province :	Badajoz
Comarca :	Tierra de Barros
Coordinates	38 ° 39 ′  N , 6 ° 29 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 39 ′  N , 6 ° 29 ′  W
Height :	310  msnm
Area :	63.08 km²
Residents :	5,449 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	86.38 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	06207
Municipality number  ( INE ):	06002
administration
Website :	Aceuchal

Aceuchal is a small town and a municipality ( municipio ) with 5,449 inhabitants (as of 2019) in the center of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura .

location

The place Aceuchal is a good 61 km southeast of the provincial capital Badajoz or just 42 km southwest of Mérida at an altitude of about 310 m above sea level. d. The climate in winter is temperate, in summer it is warm to hot; the rather low amounts of precipitation (approx. 530 mm / year) fall - with the exception of the almost rainless summer months - distributed over the whole year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2016
Residents	3,967	4,226	6,082	5,304	5,485

The only slight population decline in the second half of the 20th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the resulting loss of jobs.

economy

The people of earlier times lived essentially on farming as self-sufficiency ; Traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds also settled in the village. The local farmers have specialized in the cultivation of garlic (ajo) ; a bronze statue (1985) commemorates it.

history

Aceuchal is just a few kilometers west of the Via de la Plata , an ancient trade route that connected Hispalis ( Seville ) with Asturica Augusta ( Astorga ). In the early 8th century the region was overrun by the Moors , who, however, settled under the Leonese King Alfonso IX. (r. 1188–1230) had to deal with the Christian reconquest ( reconquista ) , which however could be stopped by the Almohads until the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212). The final reconquest of the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula took place under the Leonese-Castilian King Ferdinand III. (reg. 1230-1252). This passed the place into the hands of the Knights Templar , which was however dissolved at the beginning of the 14th century; the Order of Santiago took its place.

Attractions

Aceuchal - Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad

• Erected from virtually uncut stones and breaking of a double lantern tower excessive bell tower of the Iglesia de San Pedro Apostol reminds in its construction of a minaret , but was probably only built around the year 1500th The single-nave church originally had an open wooden roof , which was replaced by a stucco vault in the middle of the 18th century . The baroque high altar deserves special attention .
• There are several hermit churches (ermitas) spread across the village . The figure of Mary in the Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad is the patron saint of the small town.
• In the Ermita de San Andrés is the 18th-century, in the 20th century to unused granary (Pósito) of the place in which the existing public library has occupied since in 1997.

gastronomy

The specialty of the place is the sopa de antruejo, made from leftover pork (feet, ears) and vegetables (spinach, onions, often garlic) .

Web links

Commons : Aceuchal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Aceuchal, history etc. - photos + information (Spanish)
• Aceuchal, sights - photos + information (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ Aceuchal - map with altitude information
3. ↑ Aceuchal - climate tables
4. ↑ Aceuchal - Population Development
5. ↑ Aceuchal History
6. ↑ Aceuchal - Granary / Library ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.